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Nouns

By :Shadai Sims & Gregory Jewette II. Nouns. What is a Noun?. By definition it is a person, place, thing, or idea . Anything that exists, has a name, or can be named we assume is a noun. There are different types of nouns including: proper, common, count, mass, collective, and abstract. .

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Nouns

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  1. By :Shadai Sims & Gregory Jewette II Nouns

  2. What is a Noun? • By definition it is a person, place, thing, or idea . • Anything that exists, has a name, or can be named we assume is a noun. • There are different types of nouns including: proper, common, count, mass, collective, and abstract.

  3. Proper Noun • Naming a specific person place or thing . • Examples: Gregory, Suffolk, Nansemond River, God, Europe, and English . • Proper nouns are usually alwayscapitalized.

  4. Common Nouns • Doesn’t name nouns specifically • Such as, boy, girl, city, school, church, class, teacher . • Common nouns are not capitalized unless used in the beginning of a sentence.

  5. Count & Mass (non-count) Nouns • Count- name nouns that can be counted . • Examples: include, a few bags, a couple of stories, seven continents, three books . • Mass- name nouns that cannot be counted. • Examples include grass, water, blood, energy. • Depending on how the noun is used in a sentence, it could be count or mass. • Ex: she had a hard time in college – mass she had hard times in college - count

  6. Collective Nouns • Name nouns that can take singular form but are composed of more than one person or object . • Examples: Flock, heard, jury, class, group, team .

  7. Abstract Nouns • Names nouns that are not tangible . • Examples: Peace, love, justice, joy .

  8. Other topics that deal with nouns • With possessive nouns one has to add an apostrophe and a “s” to show possession. If the noun is plural an has an “s” on the end then one only needs to add an apostrophe. • Noun clause have a subject and verb that do whatever the noun does. Ex:What the teacher does is nice. • Noun phrase is a group of modifiers joining with a noun to help further identify it. Ex: That dog digging in granddad's garden, is Mrs. Smith’s new beagle. • Compound nouns are adjectives and nouns together such as father-in-law, backpack, and post office.

  9. More nouns • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy72OPgdVuA • http://www.schooltube.com/video/21001073474c19344891/

  10. Work Cited Page Klammer, Schulz, Volpe. “Nouns.” Commnet.edu. Allyn & Bacon. 2000. Web. 1 October 2012. grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/nouns.htm

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